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The Lijac not only survived 24hrs without running out of steam, but it put in a pretty remarkable performance following the clean/service/adjust. I would put that at around -9½ seconds over more than 24hrs. Not bad for such a rudimentary movement. On the other wrist today was the eye catching Accurist Accu2. The effect of the very subtle regal blue sunburst dial isn't really apparent in the picture, but up close on a nice sunny day, it is very impressive. It shimmers from almost midnight blue to a very dark purple to all manner of shades between.

Here's a video of the Seiko Spring Drive system that some of you may not know about. It's very ingenious! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FbmKZ5JXyjo

"Then Mrs Me walked in and said " are you looking for clues" anyway it's called CHICKS and I have never heard of it ! " Luck you didn't say you were looking for your chick's bits which had just disappeared under the table. I suspect you would be sleeping in the dog house if you had.

I've not worked on one of these but a quick Google and the found pics show it as an indirect centre seconds movement. These almost always have a tension spring of some kind that acts on the seconds pinion to prevent the jittery motion of the seconds hand. In the above you can see circled in red a screw that passes through the centre seconds cock and appears to bear on a flat spring. My guess is that that is the tension spring and the tension is adjusted with the screw. try turning the screw to increase the tension on the centre seconds pinion until the jittering just stops. You may need to lubricate the contact between the spring and the pinion if you haven't already done so. The tension needs to be just enough to smooth out the motion of the hand whilst keeping loss of amplitude to a minimum (there will be some loss, it's unavoidable).

Good work on mentally backtracking and figuring out what you did wrong. Most of the mistakes and slips I've made have been late at night or when I'm rushing to finish a project. Its best to step back and cover everything up for another time if fatigued. J

That is good news.

There are many technical reviews on the net for Seiko Spring Drive. I recall a very good one with detailed pictures which was done at an American horological academy few years ago, you should be able to find it with Google. The reason why there are no repair or service articles is that by one side the owners are unwilling to give the watch to anyone but Seiko, and on the other hand even competent watchmaker are unwilling to touch these, as they are unfamiliar with them and would not get parts from Seiko. In fact even Seiko service centers anywhere In the world will send to Japan the Grand Seiko, Credor or Spring Drive models given to them for service or repair.

Allwyn on test on the wrist today.

Thats great. Has he asked for anything specific. Are you sending him the same photos as you put up here.

OK. I was watching TV and I started thinking about the problem when it suddenly hit me. I was playing back what I could recall and I remembered dropping the clutch one time. If you look at the pictures you can see that the clutch was placed upside down. Somehow I thought I picked it up correctly and popped it back in without thinking. Fatigue...

Hi JD, done !

This is today's offering, sub £4.00 including postage. Would wind then unwind. Opened back and click stop and spring fell out ! Spent ages on my hands and knees with a magnifying glass.... Then Mrs Me walked in and said " are you looking for clues" anyway it's called CHICKS and I have never heard of it !

I don’t think this is right. Those great blobs of solder should not be there and because of that, I personally think it is a marriage.

You have the saw and indexing attachment plus a knurling tool. They are the parts I don’t have. I have lots of other attachments. I'm always looking on ebay. The prices are way to high.

As much as that. You have been robbed.

I bet that is yours.

You have been pronouncing it wrong all these years.

Thank you for your introduction and welcome to this friendly forum.

Thank you for your introduction and welcome to this friendly forum.

I’m wondering if its like a trade mark of his. To have the key holes out of line. Here is another of his clocks.

I have a French movement in my stock of spares and a quick look it seems it works using the same method so I can compare the two. However I have family commitments today so this project is on hold at present.

My guess is that the dial lifted slightly and this has taken the pressure off the dial washer underneath, allowing things to get loose and the hands to stop turning. However this is only a guess. Proceed with caution. Check to see if the dial feet screws are loose. Check to see if you can move the hands with the crown.

Thanks will do later.

As I have said it works the same way as a French strike. If you can post photos of the striking levers I might be able to spot something.

Missing wheel here green arrow.

I would check behind the snail for wear and the part with red arrow and make sure all is correct. These clocks are prone to wear in the strike as the brass is of poor quality. It might be a good idea to take off all the strike make sure the wheels are in there proper place and re-build inspecting every part as you go. Are you sure, the wheel with the wobble does not have a bent pivot. Don’t forget the two pins on the minute wheel, if they are worn or bent the lever will not rise as it should. You have a wheel missing that is why the snail is so loose. Have you removed it?

Where on the clock does it say Valliant?

The gathering pallet is in the wrong place. It should be free from the rack when the striking has stopped, it look as if it is still in the racks teeth. These striking movements work the same way as a French strike. Try that first. I’ll have another look and see what else I can find by watching.

That is wonderful. How long has it taken you?

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This is how I like my alcohol. This is my favourite.

What do you use?

Fascinating and exotic. I am envious of your spirit of adventure! Some day when time permits, a scenery video would be wonderful to see.

The movement has a silk suspension the pendulum rods are normally thin; it is the square brass block towards the top of the rod that fits into the crutch. Look at photo 3. This is just showing what is wrong. Someone mentioned the solder, you are correct it is a bad repair.

Right away I see the key holes are not in line and the movement doesn’t look in line with the case. Looking at the back plate, it all looks out of line. But is it the photos that are causing this.

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I suspect it is fully wound, and simply doesn't run. Probably in need of a clean.